page_title: Czech Americans
section_title: Festivals
hierarchical_section_title: Czech Americans / Festivals
caption_attribution_description: Čeština: Obrázek z Prahy v americkém státě Texas vyfotografovaný Miroslavem Konvalinou zpravodajem Českého rozhlasu v USA. Autora jsem kontatktoval elektronickou poštou a se zveřejněním souhlasí.
context_page_description: Czech Americans, known in the 19th and early 20th century as Bohemian Americans, are citizens of the United States who are of Czech descent. Czechs originate from the Czech lands, a term which refers to the majority of the traditional lands of the Bohemian Crown, namely Bohemia, Moravia and Czech Silesia. These lands over time have been governed by a variety of states, including the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Austrian Empire, Czechoslovakia, and the Czech Republic also known by its short-form name, Czechia. Germans from the Czech lands who emigrated to the United States usually identified as German American, or, more specifically, as Americans of German Bohemian descent. According to the 2000 US census, there are 1,262,527 Americans of full or partial Czech descent, in addition to 441,403 persons who list their ancestry as Czechoslovak. Historical information about Czechs in America is available thanks to people such as Mila Rechcigl.
context_section_description: Many cities in the United States hold festivals celebrating Czech culture and cuisine.
  Iowa
  Cedar Rapids, Iowa - Saint Ludmila's Church - June
  Protivin, Iowa - Czech Days.  August
  Kansas
  Wilson, Kansas - Czech Festival, last weekend in July.
  Maryland
  Parkville, Maryland - Czech and Slovak Heritage Festival. Started in 1987 to celebrate Baltimore's Czech and Slovak heritage.
  Minnesota
  Bechyn, Minnesota - Czechfest. 2nd Sunday in August.
  Montgomery, Minnesota
  Kolacky Days. 4th full weekend in July. Started in 1929.
  Masopust. Sunday prior to Ash Wednesday
  Miss Czech Slovak Minnesota Pageant - April
  New Prague, Minnesota - Dozinky Festival - September
  St. Paul, Minnesota - Czech and Slovak Festival - September
  Nebraska
  Wilber, Nebraska - Wilber Czech Days
  Oklahoma
  Prague, Oklahoma - Kolache Festival, First Saturday in May
  Yukon, Oklahoma - Yukon Czech Festival, 1st Saturday in October
  South Dakota
  Tabor, South Dakota - Czech Days, third Friday and Saturday in June - www.taborczechdays.com
  Texas 
  Ennis, Texas - National Polka Festival  three-day event is every Memorial Day weekend / Last weekend in May; event website: http://www.nationalpolkafestival.com/
  Weimar
  Hallettsville 4th weekend in March and last Saturday of September
  Shiner Several lesser Czech and Kolache festivals are held in Shiner varying in size, occasion and date, where Shiner's largest contribution to Kolache festivities conjoins with the Hallettsville Kolache Festival and the annual Bocktober festival.
  Yoakum 2nd week of June as part of the annual Tom-Tom Festival
  Missouri City
  Corpus Christi 3rd Saturday in March
  Houston 4th Sunday in March and 3rd Sunday in May
  Rosenberg First full weekend in May
  Ennis Memorial Day Weekend
  San Antonio First weekend in June and Last Sunday in October
  East Bernard Second Saturday in June
  Ammannsville Father's Day
  Dubina First Sunday in July
  Praha August 15
  Flatonia Czilispiel during the last full weekend in October
  Marak Last Sunday in August
  West Labor Day Weekend
  Caldwell Second Saturday in September
  Pasadena 4th weekend in October
  Crosby Annual Czech Fest is held the first Saturday in October. Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Crosby is the festivals organizer and was the original site of the festival. However, as the festival and Crosby have grown it has been held at the Crosby Fair and Rodeo grounds since about 1990.
  Temple
  Libuse Annual celebration held by the Louisiana Czech Heritage Association. Includes attractions such as Czech cuisine, Czech dancers, and a showing of the history of the Czech community in Libuse, Louisiana.
  Wisconsin
  Hillsboro, Wisconsin - Český den, second full weekend in June. Started in 1983.
  Kewaunee, Wisconsin - Czech & Kolache Festival, the 1st full weekend in August at the beautiful Heritage Farm.
  Phillips, Wisconsin - Czech-Slovak Festival and Lidice & Ležáky Villages Memorial Service, 3rd full weekend in June. Started in 1988.
caption: Welcome to Praha, Texas, "Czech Capital of Texas".
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